The Voice of the Turtle (film)

The Voice of the Turtle
Directed by Irving Rapper
Produced by Charles Hoffman
Written by John Van Druten
Charles Hoffman
Starring Ronald Reagan
Eleanor Parker
Eve Arden
Wayne Morris
Music by Max Steiner
Cinematography Sol Polito
Edited by Rudi Fehr
Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date
  • December 25, 1947 (1947-12-25)
Running time
 103 min.
Country United States
Language English
Budget $2,380,000[1]
Box office $2,450,000 (US rentals)[2] or $3,116,000[1]

The Voice of the Turtle is a 1947 comedy film starring Ronald Reagan, Eleanor Parker, Eve Arden, and Wayne Morris, directed by Irving Rapper, and based on the long-running 1943 The Voice of the Turtle by John Van Druten.[3]

Plot

A young actress, Sally Middleton, agrees to a date with a soldier, Bill Page, on a weekend pass after he's stood up by Olive Lashbrooke, her friend. When the soldier has trouble getting a hotel room, he ends up spending the weekend at her apartment.

Olive, having at first set her sights on Bill's commanding officer, has second thoughts and makes a play for Bill. He has fallen for Sally, who has sworn off love after her breakup with a theatrical producer, Ken Bartlett, so he sets about changing her mind.

Cast

Box Office

According to Warner Bros records the film earned $2,617,000 domestically and $499,000 foreign.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Warner Bros financial information in The William Shaefer Ledger. See Appendix 1, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, (1995) 15:sup1, 1-31 p 28 DOI: 10.1080/01439689508604551
  2. ↑ "Top Grossers of 1948", Variety 5 January 1949 p 46
  3. ↑ T.M.P. (December 26, 1947). "The Voice of the Turtle (1947) 'Voice Turtle' Becomes Movie". The New York Times.

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